Kanaan v. Kanaan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that trial court “is in a unique position to assess the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence presented”
• holding that wife’s delay in filing motion to enforce oral agreement for husband to pay spousal maintenance following their separation was not waiver, because “waiver requires proof of a voluntary and intentional relinquishment of a known and enforceable right”
• noting that a delay must “work[] a disadvantage to another” in order to invoke laches
• explaining that factfinder’s findings are accorded deference because it is in a “unique position to assess the credibility of witnesses and weigh the evidence presented
• explaining that trial court's findings are entitled to substantial deference due to its unique position to assess credibility of witnesses and weigh evidence
• stating that “waiver requires proof of a voluntary and intentional relinquishment of known and enforceable rights.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).